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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:30: Son charged with killing his mother, 71, in Worcester; proceedings delayed
+6:30: Worcester Public Schools holding public forum Tuesday to answer questions as district returns to in-person learning
+6:30: WPI will be the new home of MassDigi
+6:30: Cam Meyer named Crusader of the Week
+6:30: ‘Pink' supermoon will light up Monday night sky
+12:45: Q&A: Worcester entrepreneur expanding to the Cape
+12:45: Worcesteria: A skeptic's tour of Polar Park
+12:45: Greater Worcester Opera virtually back on stage with livestreamed musical
-Street parking in Worcester would be more expensive under City Manager's proposal
-Large crowds welcome HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx to Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester looks to improve conditions of Belmont Street bridge
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 26
-USA Today: Experimental treatment at UMass Medical School the only hope for little girl
-Boston Globe: Worcester won’t fight lawsuit aimed at diversifying school committee
-Striking St. Vincent nurses to resume negotiations with hospital's parent company
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of April 26
-ICYMI: Proposed 13-story building would be tallest to be built in Worcester in more than 30 years
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Stan Matthews was born to be 'Bad'
-$10 of free groceries for new Worcester customers. Save money and square off against food waste with Flashfood - now at Stop Shop!
-See all the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden Community Garden celebrates Earth Day
-Sutton library director keeping Dr. Seuss on the shelves amid controversy
-Crash in Westborough leaves some residents without power
-Sturbridge teen starts project to help fight food insecurity
-Shrewsbury woman turns hobby into yarn selling business
-Local police departments continuing to focus on community policing
-Survey shows business economists more optimistic about U.S. growth
-Worcester Academy grad finishes 6th in only his third NASCAR race
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Tragic: Boy, 3, fatally shot at Miami area birthday party
-Homes: 5 new Worcester properties for sale
-Health: These are the best ways to beat those spring allergies
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-TV/Streaming: New movies on demand
-Movies: 'Nomadland' wins Oscar for Best Picture. More Oscars
-Celebrity: Oscars best dressed
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, woman facing federal charges for not returning VHS tape 21 years ago
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: Mass. expecting 4,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week
+12:45: Radio Worcester (8:39): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID-19 & vaccinations - Good news, but stay vigilant
+12:45: Free testing in Worcester today and Thursday
-Free walk-in vaccine clinic 5-8 p.m. Monday in downtown Worcester
-Dr. Robert Finberg: No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you
-Encouraging case trends from Worcester to statewide
-CDC data shows more Americans are missing their second dose of vaccines
-Many Mass. middle school students return to full in-person learning this week
-Mass. officials announce 1,085 new cases and 6 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.7 percent
-NIH director claims J&J vaccine has lower risk than aspirin
-CVS to open Johnson & Johnson vaccine slots in Mass. this week
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Local 'vaccine angels' are getting people back to their lives
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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